[Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar

[Bob Spidell]

In 1953, Healeys were 'state of the art' for 1943.

FWIW, I put a larger front anti-sway bar on my BJ8 and all I noticed was 
that it stayed flatter in turns, but I don't track it so I probably 
wouldn't notice a slight increase in understeer.

Bob


On 7/24/2019 9:56 AM, rrengineer.mike wrote:
> Gee, I'm glad I brought this up.  I'm going to stick with the 1/2" bar 
> as my car is destined for the road, not the track.  It's  a 
> continuation of a philosophy that my late restorer friend was always 
> on about.  My LeMans conversion of my BN2 is more sizzle than steak.  
> Sure I am installing all the visual cues like H6 carbs with LeMans 
> intake and a louvered bonnet with leather strap, but that's about it.  
> I am even using used valve springs because I was told it would tick 
> over at idle from first startup.  Besides, never being on the track, 
> high rpm will not be a factor.  Not even close to valve float.  Yes, I 
> am converting to disc brakes in the front, but that's a no brainer for 
> safe driving street or track.  When I asked my friend about going with 
> a Toyota transmission conversion, he said, "don't you want the Austin 
> Healey experience"?  So, pretty much a stock BN2.  I think it will 
> perform on the street just great.  Wasn't it state of the art back in 
> 53?  Good enough for a Sunday drive now and then.
> Mike MacLean
>
>
>
> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy , an AT&T LTE smartphone
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Charles Schott <schottc at knology.net>
> Date: 7/24/19 6:14 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Perry <healeyguy at aol.com>
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar
>
> Perry,
>
> Thanks for the info. If I don't like it I can always go to a smaller 
> size. Does anyone know what size is optimal for a road car?
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *"Perry" <healeyguy at aol.com>
> *To: *"Charles Schott" <schottc at knology.net>
> *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent: *Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:07:47 AM
> *Subject: *RE: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar
>
> Charlie
>
> My experience with a larger roll bar is that the car tends to get 
> crazy over bumps, pavement expansion joints and the like. I have a 7/8 
> bar on the shelf (memento of things gone awry previously) and I could 
> not use it even on my V8 car.
>
> Perry
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for 
> Windows 10
>
> *From: *Charles Schott <mailto:schottc at knology.net>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:47 PM
> *To: *Mike MacLean <mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> *Cc: *Perry <mailto:healeyguy at aol.com>; healeys at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar
>
> Mike,
>
> The original bar on my 100 was also 1/2" but I'm installing a 7/8" 
> one. AH Spares has them at 5/8", 3/4" and 7/8". And they have 
> polyurethane bushings.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie Schott
>
> *From: *"Mike MacLean" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> *To: *"Perry" <healeyguy at aol.com>
> *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:37:55 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar
>
> It seems my anti-sway bar is the original 1/2" bar.  My curiosity was 
> rooted in the fact I used to own an original sway bar for my Bugeye.  
> That was 1/2" diameter also.  I recently rebuilt the front suspension 
> on the Bugeye which included new lower a-arms of the later type for 
> later Spridgets.  The new lower a-arms came with the reinforced holes 
> for mounting a sway bar.  The new bar on the Bugeye is 5/8".  It 
> doesn't seem right the smaller car has a bigger sway bar.
>
> Mike MacLean
>
> On Jul 23, 2019 6:48 AM, Perry <healeyguy at aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>     Mike
>
>     Sorry, my BN2 measures 5/8 inch but I also measured the 10 other
>     sway bars upstairs in the garage and 4 were ½ inch and the rest
>     5/8 inch.  Suspect I put a 6 cylinder bar on it 17 years ago
>     during the last resto. Have had that car for 54 years.
>
>     P
>
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